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Andersen, famous for their Rapid Hitch adjustable aluminum drawbars, have changed the industry. This new system has the best in sway control for bumper pull trailers, does distribute weight to all axles and is quiet. Oh yeah, and they are fast to hook and unhook. Watch my two YouTube video’s below of what I’ve discovered.
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2 1/2 in shank. Andersen ‘No-Sway’ Weight Distribution Hitch – 2-1/2″ shank, 4″ drop/rise, 2-5/1
6″ ball, universal frame brackets (3″, 4″, 5″, 6 ) Buy Now #3394 $579.99 free shipping
Look at all of these advantages: 2-1/2″ Shank:
- 2-1/2″ Shank
- Unparalleled Sway Control that self-adjusts
- So quiet you won’t even know it’s there!
- Patented True Motion-Dampening™ system -drastically reduces bounce
- Weighs under 60lbs!! Tows 16,000 lb. trailer
- 2-5/16″ (16K) ball included –no extras to buy
- One pin removal from tow vehicle
- Grease-free system –ball and coupler move as one
- Easy install –no pry bars needed!
- Optional 2-1/2″ Shank 8″ drop/Rise Adjustable Rack 2-5/16″ ball,
- universal frame brackets (3″, 4″, 5″,6″ ) available (part #3398) $599.99 free shipping. Buy Now
- Doubles as standard ball mount for towing without weight distribution
- The smoothest ride around – owners are saying they can’t believe it!
- No problem backing up –unlike many other weight distribution hitches
- 16,000 lbs GTWR • 1,600 lbs tongue weight Lifetime Warranty (limited)
- New Andersen 6 inch shank drop/rise: Weight distributing and sway control at it’s best. Part #3307, 2 1/2 inch shank, quick attach, quiet and works. 2 5/16 in. ball 6″ drop/rise (3″, 4″, 5″, 6″ or Under Slung) FREE SHIPPING. Add to Shopping Cart $580 The Andersen 3307 is rated at 16,000 lbs GTWR with a 2 1/2″ shank. 1,600 lbs tongue weight. Lifetime limited Warranty
- Unparalleled Sway Control that self-adjusts according to load
- So quiet you won’t even know it’s there!
- Drastically reduces BOUNCE using our patented Motion-Dampening™ system!
- 2″ or 2-5/16″ ball included –no extras to buy
- Fits all standard 2″ receivers.
- One-pin removal from tow vehicle
- Grease-free system –ball and coupler move as one
- Easy install –no spring bars needed!
- Available for 3″, 4″, 4-3/8, 5″, 6″and 8″ trailer frames
- 4″ or 8″ drop/rise adjustable shank available
- Doubles as standard ball mount for towing without weight distribution
- The smoothest ride around – owners are saying they can’t believe it!
- No problem backing up –unlike many other weight distribution hitches
- Weighs under 60lbs!
- Lifetime Warranty (limited)
- 14,000 lbs GTWR 2-5/16″ ball, 10,000 lbs GTWR 2″ ball • 1,400 lbs tongue weight
New Andersen 6 inch shank drop/rise: Weight distributing and sway control at its best. Model #3303, 2 inch shank, quick attach, quiet and works. 2 5/16 in. ball 6″ drop/rise (3″, 4″, 5″, 6″ or Under Slung) FREE SHIPPING. Add to Shopping Cart $560. The Andersen 3303 is rated at 14,000 lbs GTWR when using a 2″ shank. 1,400 lbs tongue weight. Lifetime limited Warranty
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2″ Ball 10,000 lb Trailer | 2″ Ball 10,000 lb Trailer |
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(4-3/8″ frame size brackets) 2 in ball Add to Shopping Cart $539.99 WDH 3343. 2 in. shank | (4-3/8″ frame size brackets) 2 in ball 8 in drop Add to Shopping Cart $569.99 WDH 3347. 2 in. shank |
(3″, 4″, 5″, 6″ frame size brackets)2 in ball, 4 in drop Add to Shopping Cart $539.99 WDH 3324. 2 in. shank | (3″, 4″, 5″, 6″ frame size brackets) 2 in ball 8 in drop Add to Shopping Cart $569.99 WDH 3326. 2 in. shank |
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8″ Drop/Rise Shank 2-5/16 ” Ball 14,000 lb Trailer |
(4-3/8″ frame size brackets) 2 5/16 ball Add to Shopping Cart $539.99 WDH 3344. 2 in. shank | (4-3/8″ frame size brackets) 8 in drop 2 5/16 ball Add to Shopping Cart $569.99 WDH 3348. 2 in. shank |
(3″, 4″, 5″, 6″ frame size brackets) 2 5/16 ball Add to Shopping Cart $539.99 WDH 3350. 2 in. shank | (3″, 4″, 5″, 6″ frame size brackets) 8 in drop 2 5/16 ball Add to Shopping Cart $569.99 WDH 3380. 2 in. shank |
(8″ frame size brackets) 2 5/16 ball Add to Shopping Cart $539.99WDH 3385, 2 in. shank | (8″ frame size brackets) 8 in drop 2 5/16 ball Add to Shopping Cart $629.99 WDH 3386. 2 in. shank |
New Andersen #3372 Weight Distributing trailer kit for extra trailer when you don’t need the whole WDH kit. If you already have the Andersen Weight Distributing hitch and don’t need another hitch head, just buy the parts you need for the trailer. Trailer tongue brackets 3″/4″/5″/6″ in brackets and spring chains. Works with all Andersen Weight Distributing Hitches.
#3372 sale price $391.99 with free shipping
NOTE: Currently the Andersen WD Hitch is not compatible with Atwood 88xxx series couplers (all other Atwood couplers are fine).
Weight Distributing Hitches for “safe” controlled trailer towing. And required by your vehicles manufacture for their maximum tow & trailer tongue ratings. Order Above.. Call me with questions 303-883-1300 New Lower Prices. For Better Steering, controlling trailer Sway and Hop.
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I relate most of my towing experiences with going up and down hills. We have some tall hills in Colorado with snow still on them in the summer. Going down hill with a trailer pushing you and trying to steer you can get spooky. You will see semi-trucks adjust their weight with sliding 5th wheel hitches and sometimes sliding trailer axles. This is a good idea with your trailer also. Being able to adjust where the weight is distributed on your truck and trailer can get you close to the trailer capacity of a gooseneck or 5th wheel. If you are pulling a bumper type trailer (conventional, tag-a-long) having a Weight Distributing Hitch will improve your trailer sway, weight distribution and less stress for trailer safety.
Horse trailers need it, boat trailers need it and there’s a reason so many RV travel trailers have them. I see more and more enclosed car haulers in Colorado using WD hitches. Horse trailers seem to be the final frontier for WDH popularity. Hauling live tall animals, having a high center of gravity naturally, would the easiest place to see the dramatic improvement the WD hitches can add for better steering control and braking that, a level stable rig provides. WDH can do more to safely level your sagging vehicle rear end than all the springs, shocks and air bags combined. Order above…
The new 2008 Ford Super Duty F250/350 now has 8 inch longer rear leaf springs. The new 2009 Ford F150 has 6 inch longer rear leaf springs. This means more rear sag than the previous year. They need Andersen.
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In your vehicles owners manual and on a tag on the front of your receiver hitch is the tongue weight and trailer capacities. If you tow a trailer 5000#’s or more, they usually insist on a “weight distributing hitch.” With lower trailer weights, you can just use a “weight carrying hitch.” No weight distributing hitch will increase the total trailer capacity set by the vehicle manufacture, it just transfers the weight to all the axles including the front axle of your tow vehicle. This gives you better steering control, better braking and a level rig. add to cart
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A common correction for leveling a trailer, is a weight distributing hitch. Which is good for leveling a rig and transferring weight to all the axles. But taking weight off the rear axle of your truck can cause traction problems when you need traction to get your truck back in line during an evasive maneuver. Roadmaster with a good WDH with built in sway control is the best combination for towing, especially with a 1/2 truck or SUV Road Roadmaster review..
The first place I remember seeing the WD hitch is with folks pulling RV travel trailers. Which used to be the gray haired, retired, fixed income conservative types. (Always watch this group, they seem to know something.) These big square travel trailers catch a lot of side wind and do the Elvis hip action when semi trucks pass them. A good properly adjusted WDH can take the sway, pitch and dip away from your trailer trying to react to wind, semi suction, pot holes and my favorite “swerving to miss the Angus cow crossing the road at midnight.” Your can’t control the other drivers or debris in the road. So when you need to do those quick lane changes to avoid an accident, be sure your trailer will recover from that quick movement without taking you down the ditch and over.
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“You’ll want to read your owners manual and the tag on your receiver. As an example if your truck or SUV came with a Class III receiver and your tongue weight is 500#’s or over and or your trailer is 5000# or over, the truck manufacture and receiver hitch manufacture require a weight distributing hitch for those higher trailer ratings. This means is could cause warranty issues and insurance issues. The RV world has embraced using wdh for decades for the safety and handling reasons. Horse trailers are the final frontier for broad use wdh. And hauling live tall animals need wdh the most. I know it’s one more thing to do when you hook up and you may have to cut a slit in the nice tongue cover for the spring bar brackets, but it is an important safety measure. I applaud the horse trailer manufactures who already have a boxed cutout in their tongues for a wdh.” MrTruck
Adjusting the WDH
Your WD hitch will come with instructions and to gain the full benefit from a WDH, you need to transfer the weight to all axles of the tow vehicle and trailer. Too much lift from a over tightened spring bars will cause a rear wheel vehicle to loose traction on say a slippery boat ramp or mud and snow. Ideally you want the tongue weight carrying 10 to 15% of the trailer weight. Weight Distributing hitches are rated to carry more tongue weight than a Weight Carrying hitch or drawbar.
To be precise you may want to weigh your towing vehicle and trailer by axle to get your Gross Axle Weight Rating for the front and rear axles on both tow vehicle and trailer to see how well distributed the weight is.
In your tow vehicle if you look in the right side of the driver’s door frame you’ll see the Truck Safety Compliance Certification Label. On that label is your (GAWR) Gross Axle Weight Rating for you vehicle. A level load will allow all of your brakes, wheel bearings, springs and tires to help with the load. Also get your loaded tongue weight to complete the equation. This can be done by weighing your tow vehicle with the loaded trailer attached but only the tow vehicle on the scale. Then weigh your truck without the trailer. With these numbers you can see how much you need to adjust your spring bars of the WDH as well with the real world driving to tell you how well balanced your rig is and if the trailer pulls will little sway. Order Now… Call 303-883-1300
The GAWR can’t be changed as with all the capacity maximum ratings. They are set by the manufacture and is considered the rule. If the rig pulls well, you are close to balanced. Since the GAWR can’t be changed, use the spring bars to move weight between the tow vehicles axles. You can lift the spring bars on your WDH a notch before you weigh it again. Lifting the spring bar (trunion bar) will transfer some weight to the front axle. But if you move to much weight forward you can loose traction on the rear axle. So that’s the adjustment you have to fine tune. You can add air shocks, or overload springs etc. if you want more support on the rear axle. None of that will though increase the capacity. But the WDH adjustment is the best thing to do for supporting the weight. Adding springs, shocks, air bags etc. doesn’t change the GAWR or any of the weight ratings. Which is why I believe the WDH is the best trailer tool. The axle ratings on the door tag is the maximum for each axle that you want to be under.
Using the trailer jack to lift up the trailer tongue can help when attaching the spring bars to the trailer tongue chains or brackets. The same thing can help take the pressure off the spring bars when un-hooking. Order Above…
Independent rear suspension on SUV’s need WDH
Ford Excursion, 2500 Chevy Suburban, GMC Yukon 2500 XL, older Dodge Dakota and older Ford Explorer’s have rear leaf springs like a full size truck. But the trend is the independent rear suspensions coming to SUV’s such as late models of Ford Explorers, Expeditions, Mercedes ML320 and above, Lexus etc. They ride great but all that extra movement for the soft ride, will let a trailer move more. The coil spring suspensions found on most SUV’s also allow more trailer sway. So I highly recommend using a WDH. The better ones are easy and fast to hook up. Watch the retired gray hairs pulling RV travel trailers. 80% of them will have a WDH. And their cargo doesn’t shift weight from one hoof to the other while swatting flies with it’s tail. Also another SUV that needs unique attention and a well tuned WDH is the Jeep Grand Cherokee. I see this vehicle towing a lot of trailers. It has the power with the V-8 but the short wheelbase and unibody construction makes this tow vehicle need proper setup for safe towing. I was driving next to one on I-70 last winter in a blizzard over Vail pass. It has pulling a 16 ‘ flat bed trailer with crate loaded too far forward. The trailer had a weight distributing hitch, as Cherokee’s need and was still squatting which was partly due to the load being too far forward and partly due to the bridging effect of the WD hitch putting leverage on the unibody of the Cherokee is not as effective as the leverage on a, (body on frame) system from what I see.
There are several good WD hitches available. I like Andersen because their hitch works as a Weight Distributing Hitch and Anti-sway bar all in one and they are one of the only ones that don’t require holes drilled into the trailer hitch. The Anti-sway system is incorporated into the friction head under the ball. This causes friction and slows down the reaction at the hitch. They hook up easy and fast without holes in the trailer hitch. The friction anti-sway bars that are an option on some WD hitches apply pressure with a sliding plate clamp system that aren’t to be used in the rain or snow. During rain and snow you need anti-sway the most. I use mine on all the different trucks I test from Quadrasteer Suburban to Hummer H2. I’d be in trouble if I had to drill holes in all the trailers I borrow. A lot of bumper pull horse trailers have sheet metal across the V-hitch so you have to cut a small slit in the sheet metal for the brackets. Which is better than most WD hitches that have a wide clamp that is bolted or welded to the trailer frame for the spring bars to attach to with chains. Order Above…
You don’t need to weld or bolt ugly brackets to your trailer V-neck as seen below.
The sheet metal or aluminum that covers the V-neck is usually cosmetic, but ask your trailer dealer or manufacture if you can cut a small rectangle hole in it for the WDH spring bar bracket..
Maximum tongue weight 10% of trailer weight rating. Average trailer tongue height from the ground up is 14 inches
I know that most folks who don’t use a Weight Distributing Hitch, and that know about the benefits of them, is the hassle of hooking them up. Well I’m against hassles myself and that’s why I can recommend Andersen hitches. It might, if you are as slow as me add 2 minutes to you hitching up time. And being able to adjust your towing rig to be level with even braking and bearing support along with losing the wag from your tail is sure worth 2 minutes. Order Above… Email questions… Call for other countries 303-883-1300
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The total weight of your truck and trailer loaded at maximum capacity is called the Gross Combination Weight Rating, (GCWR), which is the sum of the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, (GVWR) for truck and the GVWR of the trailer. But that’s just the total numbers. Then you have to stay within the maximum tongue weight of the hitch and receiver on the truck in the proper distribution percentage and the truck and trailer’s Gross Axle Weight Rating, (GAWR). And then of course it has something to do with, pie R squared, yuk, yuk. It is very confusing.
When using a weight distributing hitch with a bumper pull trailer, the weight distributing hitch head or shank on the A-frame tongue of the trailer slides into the trucks receiver hitch, (the 2” square tube attached to the truck frame.) Usually class 3, 4 and 5 receiver hitches are 2” square, some of the heavy duty class 5’s are a 2 ½” tube.
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